Leverage: What it Means to You, with Marco Santarelli

Marco Santarelli, Founder of Norada Investment Group, is an investor who helps to build real estate portfolios in 18 markets—typically by way of turnkey, cash-flowing properties. He and Abhi dive into the discussion of leverage: what it is, how to use it, and just as importantly—how not to use it. Abhi also drops an easy-to-remember acronym to aid investors in their career: IDEAL: Income, Depreciation, Equity, Appreciation, and Leverage. Their fruitful conversation touches on other topics, including active investing approaches versus passive investing approaches, the importance of a property’s location, and magnifying your rate of return. The Power Play: Greg Rand and Abhi talk about common mistakes that professional investors make, including oversight and a common but easy-to-change mistake known as “deferred maintenance.”